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Airline Reporting Corporation and IATA Billing and Settlement Plan: How they Work

AltexSoft Travel

Things are quite confusing here and nascent travel agents can easily get overwhelmed with understanding what’s IATA, how IATAN is different, why ARC number is the same as IATAN number… And a whole lot of other questions. Sounds complicated, but in plain English, BSP is a payment mediator between airlines and travel agents.

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Revenue Integrity in Airlines: How to Solve Revenue Leakage Problems

AltexSoft Travel

Even before the pandemic, the industry was going through a crisis, so airlines fought hard to track down and close every loophole. Often created by travel agents and customers (both accidentally and not), these holes account for about 3 percent of the airline’s revenue. Airline revenue leakage. Space churning.

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Airline Reporting Corporation: ARC Accreditation Options and Steps to Get It

AltexSoft Travel

Whether your business is focused on selling airline tickets, package trips, or cruises, if you want to be acknowledged as a professional in the travel industry, you need to be certified. So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies.

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How to Get IATA Accreditation for Travel Business: Options and Steps to Take

AltexSoft Travel

Its main goal is to regulate distribution-related activities in airlines and commercial aviation such as fare calculations, revenue allocation, and baggage rules. But how are IATA and travel agencies connected? Why do travel businesses that issue airline tickets have to be IATA-accredited? IATA and Travel Agencies.

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Tourism Malaysia goes on second India roadshow for 2024

Travel Daily Media

Headed by Tourism Malaysia’s senior deputy director Mohamad Libra Lee Haniff, the roadshow team includes representatives from 35 local organisations, including hotels and resorts, travel agents, tourism product owners, visa consultants, Malaysia-based airlines, and officials from state tourism boards.

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How to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport

AltexSoft Travel

A Global Distribution System , or GDS , is a computer network operating as a middleman between travel agents and numerous travel service providers. How Airline Distribution Works. For human agents, a Global Distribution System operates as a command string on a blue (or green) screen. What is a GDS?

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Avian: How a startup is making life better for travel agents all around the world

Travel Daily Media

The post Avian: How a startup is making life better for travel agents all around the world appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. We asked, specifically, how will TA’s be incentivised to use new products and distribution methods. TD: Are you the only guys doing this?